Sony Xperia 5 V – Black - 6.1” 21:9 HDR OLED 120Hz - Triple Focal Length (with Next Gen Sensor & ZEISS) - 3.5mm audio jack - Android 13 - SIM free - 8GB RAM - 128GB Storage - IP65/68 rating - Dual SIM

After a very frustrating experience with a Google Pixel 8 Pro, I decided to give the Xperia 5 V a go. This phone surpassed my expectations by a large margin. The build quality is mindblowing, I have never seen something so well finished like this in my life, (iPhones included).Unlike Google's approach that fills their phone with bloatware, push the hardest their services to you, like Google News on your homescreen, search bar (that cannot be removed!), the Sony is transparent straight from the first time setup: It asks what apps you want and don't want to be installed. It comes with the Google news and search bars, but with two simple settings you can disable these. The phone is very responsible and I didn't have any UI bugs like the Pixel 8 pro.The photos I take with it are beautiful, colours look natural, and unlike some reviewers that say you need to be experienced to use this camera, you get absolutely stunning images using the click and shoot basic mode.I'm not a big fan of big phones, and the narrow format of this Sony makes it really comfortable to hold and reach anywhere in the screen with one hand operation (sad that Sony has given up on this format for the Xperia 1 VI!). It is also very light and unobtrusive to carry in a trousers/ jeans pocket.Battery life is from another world, I get 70% at night after using the phone quite regularly during the day, including listening to music whilst working.The fact that Sony still offers the 3.5mm jack and an incredible sound quality from that port (paired with my Beyerdynamic T51 it's a dream!) and the option to have eSim + SIM card + SD simultaneously, is one of the main reasons I ended up with this phone over other options around.Some people talk about the bezels on this phone, for me it looks absolutely natural. I honestly prefer this screen style rather than the LCD invading the front camera area.Honestly, I'm in love with this phone. I just hope Sony won't give up on their phones, I got so many frustrating options until I found this one, and I'm definitely going for another Sony in the future.

..For me, anyway..I am absolutely thrilled with my Sony phone. Love it!!Features of the phone that have contributed to this outlet of praise are many..The camera;The audio quality;The compact size, build quality and aesthetics of the phone;The UI and its enjoyable and useful features;The inclusion of what appears to be yesteryear features in some phones (particularly 'flagship' models) ie, 3.5mm headphone outlet and expandable storage slot;Physical camera shutter button;And let's not forget the two days plus battery life;Prior to purchasing this marvel of a device and having owned wider and taller phones prior, I was slightly concerned as to whether the Xperia 5 v's 6.1" size and unique slimline design would be an issue. It has proved not to have been, and is a joy to use.I have 'twiddled' with my Sony for the past two days and have yet to transfer my sim over from existing phone, so that it is in full phone usage mode, but so far, so enjoyable. Everyone should know about what capable phones Sony can and has produced with the Xperia 5 v.If you are a camera enthusiast and also want a reliable, robust phone, then I cannot recommend this Sony model enough.It is a weighty phone, which further enhances its quality appeal.Thank you for reading.

I could opine at length about the merits of this phone but I will keep it succinct and say that it fulfils every need and wish you could have for a compact but premium smartphone at a reasonable price. Everything about it exudes quality - the build, the screen, the cameras (just wow), the audio, the chipset, the battery, the clean Android interface, the features not readily found elsewhere (e.g. headphone jack and SD card slot) ... and so on. Plus it's a Sony which sets it apart from the masses in this field. Have no hesitation :)

I went for a phone that has great audio and this does. Camera is very good although the screen view area is small it does fit a wide scene in albeit smaller than prviously been used toon a previos phone. Highly recommeded.

Compared to the previous phone, I had the Sony Xperia 5 III, this one is a bit better. The size is more or less the same, which is good. The battery keeps a bit longer. The camera is better and I like that there are more options in the basic mode. Overall the phone looks better and I am happy with it, but it has one thing which disappointed me a lot... It doesn't have the notification dot. I use my phone a lot in silent mode and the notification light was very useful. Now I have to check the phone all the time to know if I have a message or something.

Excellent phone case. The quality is second to none and looks good on the phone.Practical and gives Excellent access to the side buttons. Nice to hold too and doesn't bulk up the profile of the phone. Overall extremely satisfied. The phone, it's a Sony always superb value for the money, extremely reliable and great usable features.